Tuesday, December 23, 2014

GoAir offers discount on fares, lowest at Rs 1,469

The bookings under the offer can be made between December 21 and December 25.

The Wadia Group-promoted budget carrier GoAir on Sunday
said it has put 1.7 million seats up for sale, offering fares as low as
Rs. 1,469 for travel next year with a five-day booking period starting
today, to stimulate demand during the lean period.

The
special offer is available on flights across the GoAir network for a
travel period between January 1 and March 31, the airline said.

The bookings under the offer can be made between December 21 and December 25, it said.

“The
January-March quarter is traditionally a lean quarter... The purpose of
introducing these fares is to make air travel affordable during the
period,” GoAir chief executive Giorgio De Roni told PTI in New Delhi.

Stating
that lowering of ticket prices was not to trigger a fare war in the
domestic skies, Mr. De Roni said, “It is not an offer on lowest price or
the cheapest price but to make it affordable and more attractive during
the lean period.”

GoAir is committed to offer the
affordable fares that allows it to deliver a sustainable result, Mr. De
Roni said, adding “we can grow only when we are profitable and develop
our network and the fleet.”

The airline wants to be consistent with its pricing strategy, he said.

The Mumbai-based airline operates across 22 destinations in the country with a fleet of 19 Airbus A320s.